National Sports

National sports stories from The Associated Press.

France’s Julia Simon and Lou Jeanmonnot take gold and silver in Olympic biathlon

ANTERSELVA, Italy — Julia Simon became the first Frenchwoman to win an Olympic gold medal in the women's 15-kilometer individual biathlon race and teammate Lou Jeanmonnot took silver at the the Milan Cortina Games on Wednesday. Simon missed only one target and completed the course in 41 ...

US speedskater wins the 1,000 meters gold in Olympic-record time

MILAN — Jordan Stolz pictured this moment most of his life, ever since he was 5 years old, learning to skate on a frozen pond in his Wisconsin backyard after falling in love with speedskating during the 2010 Winter Olympics — and hoping to one day step atop the podium himself. So what was ...

Knight ties US Olympic goal record in 5-0 win over Finland

MILAN — Every goal still feels special for Hilary Knight, no matter how many USA Hockey's most decorated woman has scored in her record-setting career. Saturday night was no different for the 36-year-old appearing in her U.S. women's hockey-best fifth Olympics. With U.S. Vice President JD ...

USA women open Olympic hockey with 5-1 win over Czechia

MILAN — Of all the elite players making up the U.S. women's national team's roster, coach John Wroblewski insisted the one he couldn't do without at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games was Hayley Scamurra. It's a decision Wroblewski made upon taking over the team four years ago. and one ...